# Alternatives to The Sutton Academy

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as The Sutton Academy and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## The Sutton Academy, for comparison

1.17 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [Rainhill High School, Prescot](/school/144326/rainhill-high-school) | 1.4 mi south-west | 0.92 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy, Prescot](/school/148534/saint-edmund-arrowsmith-catholic-academy) | 2.3 mi west | 0.38 | 2026 | Requires improvement | no | not recorded |
| [St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy, St. Helens](/school/149031/st-augustine-of-canterbury-catholic-academy) | 2.5 mi north-east | 0.88 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [De La Salle School, St. Helens](/school/150833/de-la-salle-school) | 2.5 mi north-west | 1.03 | 2026 | Requires improvement | no | yes |
| [Cowley International College, St Helens](/school/104829/cowley-international-college) | 2.8 mi north | 0.88 | 2026 | Expected standard | no | not recorded |
| [The Prescot School, Liverpool](/school/142798/the-prescot-school) | 3.3 mi west | 0.65 | 2026 | Requires improvement | no | not recorded |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

Full page: https://www.schoolrecord.co.uk/school/136141/the-sutton-academy/alternatives
The school this compares against: /school/136141/the-sutton-academy
